¹Ndinzwirei tsitsi, Mwari; nekuti vanhu vanotsvaka kundimedza; Zuva rose vanorwa neni vachindimanikidza.

¹To the Overseer. — `On the Dumb Dove far off.` — A secret treasure of David, in the Philistines` taking hold of him in Gath. Favour me, O God, for man swallowed me up, All the day fighting he oppresseth me,

²Vavengi vangu vanoda kundimedza zuva rose, nekuti vanorwa neni vachizvikudza vazhinji.

²Mine enemies have swallowed up all the day, For many [are] fighting against me, O most High,

³Panguva yandinotya, Ndichavimba nemi.

³The day I am afraid I am confident toward Thee.

⁴MunaMwari ndicharumbidza shoko rake; Ndakavimba naMwari, handingatyi; Nyama ingandiiteiko?

⁴In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

⁵Zuva rose vanoshandura mashoko angu; Mifungo yavo yose inondifungira zvakaipa.

⁵All the day they wrest my words, Concerning me all their thoughts [are] for evil,

⁶Vanoungana, vanovanda, Vanocherekedza makwara angu, Kana vachivandira mweya wangu.

⁶They assemble, they hide, they watch my heels, When they have expected my soul.

⁷Vachapukunyuka nenzira yezvakaipa here? Paradzai vanhu nokutsamwa kwenyu, Mwari.

⁷By iniquity they escape, In anger the peoples put down, O God.

⁸imwi munoverenga madzungairiro angu; Isai misodzi yangu mumidziyo yenyu; Haizi murugwaro rwenyu here?

⁸My wandering Thou hast counted, Thou — place Thou my tear in Thy bottle, Are they not in Thy book?

⁹ipapo vavengi vangu vachadzokera shure nomusi wandinodana; Ndinoziva chinhu ichi, kuti Mwari ari kurutivi rwangu.

⁹Then turn back do mine enemies in the day I call. This I have known, that God [is] for me.

¹⁰MunaMwari ndicharumbidza shoko rake; MunaJehovha ndicharumbidza shoko rake.

¹⁰In God I praise the word, In Jehovah I praise the word.

¹¹Ndakavimba naMwari, handingatyi; Vanhu vangandiiteiko?

¹¹In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,

¹²Ndinosungwa nezvandakakupikirai Mwari; Ndichakuvigirai zvipiriso zvokuvonga nazvo.

¹²On me, O God, [are] Thy vows, I repay thank-offerings to Thee.

¹³Nekuti makarwira mweya wangu parufu; hongu makumbo angu pakugumburwa. Kuti ndifambe pamberi paMwari Muchiedza choupenyu.

¹³For Thou hast delivered my soul from death, Dost Thou not my feet from falling? To walk habitually before God in the light of the living!